cloud-cost

Manage Datadog Cloud Cost Management configurations, allocation rules, custom costs, and budgets.

5|2|Updated Mar 9, 2026
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/lauhon/pi --skill cloud-cost-lauhon
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: cloud-cost
Source: https://github.com/lauhon/pi/tree/main/skills/cloud-cost
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/lauhon/pi --skill cloud-cost-lauhon

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

What problem does it solve? Managing cloud spending across AWS, Azure, and GCP requires configuring cost ingestion, allocating shared resource costs to teams, importing third-party expenses, and tracking budgets—tasks that are tedious and error-prone when done manually through APIs or consoles. ## Core Features & Use Cases - Multi-Cloud Cost Configuration: Set up and manage AWS CUR, Azure UC, and GCP UC cost ingestion with account filtering. - Cost Allocation & Tag Pipelines: Create rules to split shared resource costs by tag or fixed percentage, and transform tags for consistent attribution. - Custom Costs & Budgets: Upload CSV files with third-party or SaaS costs, and create budgets with threshold-based alerts. - Use Case: A platform engineer needs to split shared RDS database costs across applications and set a $25,000 monthly budget for the engineering team with alerts at 75%, 90%, and 100% thresholds. ## Quick Start Ask the agent to set up AWS cost tracking by providing your AWS account ID, CUR S3 bucket name, report name, and region.

Frequently Asked Questions about cloud-cost

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I set up AWS cost tracking in Datadog?

Configure AWS Cost and Usage Report ingestion by providing your AWS account ID, S3 bucket name, CUR report name, and region. Datadog then automatically ingests your AWS billing data for cost analysis, allocation, and budgeting.

How do I allocate shared cloud costs across teams?

Create cost allocation rules that match shared resources with a query, then split costs proportionally by a tag like team or application, or assign fixed percentages. Rules apply in priority order, so reorder them from most to least specific.

Does Datadog Cloud Cost Management support Azure and GCP?

Yes, it supports Azure Usage Cost configuration using a tenant ID, client ID, and subscription scope, and GCP using a project ID, billing export dataset, and table. All three providers can be managed together for a unified cost view.

How do I add SaaS or third-party costs to cloud cost reports?

Upload a CSV file with columns for date, cost, description, and tags using the custom costs upload command. This lets you include software licenses, SaaS tools, or internal chargebacks alongside cloud provider costs.

Why does my cost allocation rule query fail?

Query failures usually come from invalid syntax in filters like service, tag, or resource_name. Use the rules validate command to check your query before creating the rule, and verify boolean operators and wildcards are used correctly.

What credentials are required to run cloud cost commands?

The pup CLI requires DD_API_KEY and DD_APP_KEY environment variables, plus DD_SITE which defaults to datadoghq.com. The keys must have cloud cost management write permissions for create, update, and delete operations.